Just wondering if there is anyone else out there who is not being given away by either their mum or dad, and if so, who is giving you away?
I have never known my dad and do not speak to my mother at all. My two sons are far too young and i dont really have any other close family. :-)
CommentAuthorMrsEminson2B
my dad is giving me away is there any other family member that you are close to that could do this for you an uncle? cousin? xx
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CommentAuthorcarnally
Maybe a family friend, not necessarily a male.
CommentAuthorRosyF77
Not really no! Don't speak much with any of my family. Part of me thinks i should do it by myself but i would love someone to give me away x
CommentAuthor*KelBel*
Wht about a grandad if living? ... I'm having my dad x
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I'm having my older brother coz both my parents have past!! But my friend who is getting married in may isn't having any1 walk her down the aisle..... Both her parents r alive & kicking not together & don't get on!! She says she doesn't need any1 2 give her away & y does some1 have 2 b given away anyhow??? True really!!! X
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CommentAuthorZoeC6
Hey, just read your discussion. im not aware of your family numbers but if you seriously have no one to choose from in your family. does your H2B have a sister? if not surely his dad would be quite honored by the thought that he'll be able to walk down the aisle with you. knowing that he wudnt have n e other chance to do so? x just a thought.
CommentAuthorMrs P*R*C*2013
I have issues with my dad, but would feel bad choosing over him as its bucking tradition & I feel he'd be upset.
So...I'm seriously considering walking down on my own to avoid anyone being upset. I think going it alone is a lot more common nowadays & it gives you a sense that you 'haven't been owned' by anyone in order for them to give you away xx
CommentAuthorTori
A friend of mine walked down the aisle with her page boy. Could you not do the sane with your sons? X
CommentAuthorSarahR582
I'm having my dad but a friend of mine is having her best friend walk down with her xx
CommentAuthorbrilly
my dad passed away in 2011 and I dont speak with my mam but my 8yr old son is giving me away, Have you got a close friend that you could maybe ask to do it for you?? x
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CommentAuthorLegoWife
My younger brother gave me away :)
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CommentAuthorFinally Susan B
My life long family friend was giving me away but sadly he died in February - and I literally have no older males in my family so had this dilema too. In the end my son will be doing it - but my next option would've been my longest known male/ closest friend.
CommentAuthorTotallyLovedUp
I am having my stepdad. It has caused arguments within my family. My dad was apparently upset although he said nothing to me. My uncles were upset because they thought because we were close when I was a kid that gave them a claim to giving me away, even though we don't ever talk or see each other now, and my brothers were quite angry and upset too. At the end of the day my stepdad has raised me since I was 6 so he is my dad and will be the one to do it.
I think in your position, I would pick a close friend, or as said before have your sons walk down with you. I think in this day of age it is perfectly acceptable to walk down the aisle by yourself if you want to. Whoever you choose, I am sure they would be honoured to give you way x
CommentAuthorOWB
I'm walking down on my own. My flowergirl & pageboy will walk down together, then I'm sending both of the bridesmaids down with an usher. Then I'll go it alone - call it dramatic effect!!
My dad won't be at the wedding, and I thought about my mum/grandad, but to be honest but it didn't feel right.
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CommentAuthorMrsThomson2B
My dad is giving me away as long as we have the big wedding. At one point (and it still is a possibility) we were talking about having a very small wedding with just a handful of close friends as there was (and still is) issues with his family. The small wedding option was me asking my best friend Andrew who I love dearly and trust with my life and heart possibily more than I trust my h2b. It may be an option to look to a very close male friend.
I don't like to think of being 'given away' as a symbol of being owned by one person and that ownership being passed on either. I like to think of it as one person who has loved me unconditionally saying to someone who I love and trust that they are loved and trusted enough by them to look after my heart and to make me happy.
I love that I will be able to follow this tradition with my own interprtation of what it means xx
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
My youngest son always wanted to give me away, but so did my step dad, so they both did.
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CommentAuthorNearlyMrsFountain
I'm having my brother, which upset one of my uncles as I told him he could do it when I was about 10 (I'm now 27)
I think walking down the aisle with your sons would be lovely!! Xxx
CommentAuthorFionaR41
My dad passed away 7yrs ago and so i am having my ex-father in law to give me away. Although i havent been married to my ex for 21 yrs, myself and our 3 children always kept in contact with his parents and go each week for tea . I call him dad and think of him as a dad to me. Should anything happen i have asked my son to do the honours. Perhaps i should have asked my mum as she is still alive but she didnt want to travel to my eldest daughters wedding a few years ago so i am not really expecting her to want to travel to mine.
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CommentAuthorJSB&PSB
My step-dad is giving me away :-) my sister however got our brother to give her away x
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CommentAuthorGemmaB92
how old are you children? as mine are 2 and 3 and id have them give me away if my dad wasmt
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
My dad is giving me away. Have you got a godfather or a close friend who you could ask? xxx
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CommentAuthorkimi1987
I know its a bit controversial but a friend of.mine was really close to her Fil so she asked him to give her away as she didn't have anyone else.
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CommentAuthorBev
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My Dad passed away this year so I'm most likely being walked down the aisle by my younger brother or maybe even my H2B and I walk in together... We're not really traditional! Xxx
CommentAuthorKristina
I am having my Nan walk me down the aisle as my father passed away when i was very young.
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CommentAuthorMrs Ashman2b
I think it'd be lovely to involve your sons in your day and what a great story for your new family in years to come :) I'm giving myself away I didn't like the idea of being handed over to my h2b like a prize in a raffle!! We entered into this relationship as two people and I like to think that being married makes us become one. Plus we're both in our earlies 30's so for me personally it just seamed silly. I don't know I thought about it and at the end of the day we're both grown ups (most of the time!) With a home and life togetherand I've never asked for my parents permission to do anything so why start now?? .
CommentAuthorFinally Susan B
Just a thought - In our registry pack there are options to tick for how you want to enter - one option is bride and groom already standing at the front - so no walking down the aisle x
CommentAuthorCakey_1985
My mum and dad are divorced and so Ive asked my older brother to give me away, both my parents will be at the wedding but it didn't feel right having my dad do it, my brother was there for me when I was growing up.
CommentAuthorVintageChic
Another option is for you to walk halfway down the aisle alone or closely followed by your bridesmaids then have h2b meet you at the halfway mark
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CommentAuthorAna40
I'm not close to my dad, so I'm having my brother give me away. I agree with what gas already been said, maybe an old male friend or a male from the grooms family. X
CommentAuthorMrsMoran
My dad passed away a few years ago, so am going to ask my uncle to give me away xxx
CommentAuthorJennyHeather
My dad is giving me away.
Umm have you got a really close friend? Maybe he/she could give you away??
CommentAuthorEmilyB10
My grandad is giving me away as I don't speak to my father or brother. If something happens meaning he can't it'll be my mum... Maybe like others have said, a close friend? X
CommentAuthorwelf
im not having anyone give me away, my dads a waste of space and ive never really had a male role model in my life, i have a brother but dont want to, noone owns me so i dont see why i have to have someone to give me away! i did see on 4weddings that the bride walked halfway down the isle and the groom met her and it was so emotional so may do that :) its a nightmare aint it x
CommentAuthorFinally Susan B
There's something so comforting about this forum - reading so many other brides with similar situations and realising you aren't the only one in the world without the perfect dad to walk you down the aisle and that loads of people do things differently
CommentAuthorsita_meena
I'm having my Uncle give me away as I didn't want my father doing it!!
CommentAuthorMrsGothBride
I'm not being given away. I love my dad and am very close to him and he is at the wedding with my mum but there is no aisle so I didn't really have to think about that.
my friend was recently given away by her mum and it was lovely.
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